Taking stock
Things have been moving quickly in my life recently, and every so often I think it's important to slow down and look at where I am and where I'm going. Sometimes it seems like five minutes since I was at school, wondering what I wanted to do when I left ... and now I'm here, in Norwich, studying Computing Science. Where did the time go? :-)
1. I am studying towards a Computing Science degree. Although I still have no specific desire to work in IT, I've at least come around to the idea that a degree would be a useful thing to have, and at the moment this is the best bet. Plus I know a good deal of the material already from my A-level course. The only bitter point is the maths ... which is onerous, but tolerable. So: I have officially decided not to change courses just yet, but will wait until after I finish my first-year exams, next June, to see how I'm doing.
2. Going home for the weekends all but eliminates the feeling of home-sickness I had for the first few days, and it helps to generate a sense of continuity and real-time. This, however, means I am unable to participate in many activities for the two clubs I belong to, the Fell Club and GameSoc.
3. My recent trip to the hills has convinced me more than ever that mountaineering is what I want to do with my life. I am now experienced enough to register for the Mountain Leader award, and I'm planning to attend a training course next summer. This will give me a qualification that makes me employable as a mountain guide or group leader.
4. I have accepted the fact that I'm not always going to live in East Anglia. A big reason for this is that it is incompatible with my career plans, being farthest away from any mountains in Britain. The other reason is that, although I love the beautiful coastline of Suffolk, I find much of the rest of the region inexpressibly depressing. Nobody who hasn't encountered the Fens before can appreciate their drabness.
5. I really need to learn to drive as soon as I leave uni.
6. If possible, I would like to continue writing, even if it stays as a hobby.
So there you have it ... a quick six-point outline of where I'm at now and what my plans are.
(If you want to see some pictures from my recent trip, take a look at October 2005. The link has been added to my sidebar, along with the Bowfell summit video.)
Things have been moving quickly in my life recently, and every so often I think it's important to slow down and look at where I am and where I'm going. Sometimes it seems like five minutes since I was at school, wondering what I wanted to do when I left ... and now I'm here, in Norwich, studying Computing Science. Where did the time go? :-)
1. I am studying towards a Computing Science degree. Although I still have no specific desire to work in IT, I've at least come around to the idea that a degree would be a useful thing to have, and at the moment this is the best bet. Plus I know a good deal of the material already from my A-level course. The only bitter point is the maths ... which is onerous, but tolerable. So: I have officially decided not to change courses just yet, but will wait until after I finish my first-year exams, next June, to see how I'm doing.
2. Going home for the weekends all but eliminates the feeling of home-sickness I had for the first few days, and it helps to generate a sense of continuity and real-time. This, however, means I am unable to participate in many activities for the two clubs I belong to, the Fell Club and GameSoc.
3. My recent trip to the hills has convinced me more than ever that mountaineering is what I want to do with my life. I am now experienced enough to register for the Mountain Leader award, and I'm planning to attend a training course next summer. This will give me a qualification that makes me employable as a mountain guide or group leader.
4. I have accepted the fact that I'm not always going to live in East Anglia. A big reason for this is that it is incompatible with my career plans, being farthest away from any mountains in Britain. The other reason is that, although I love the beautiful coastline of Suffolk, I find much of the rest of the region inexpressibly depressing. Nobody who hasn't encountered the Fens before can appreciate their drabness.
5. I really need to learn to drive as soon as I leave uni.
6. If possible, I would like to continue writing, even if it stays as a hobby.
So there you have it ... a quick six-point outline of where I'm at now and what my plans are.
(If you want to see some pictures from my recent trip, take a look at October 2005. The link has been added to my sidebar, along with the Bowfell summit video.)
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